Reflexive (+kii)
C

Description

The reflexive is a valency-decreasing operation. When the morpheme kii is added to a transitive verb the undergoer slot can no longer be filled with an undergoer inflectional affix and is thus blocked. (e.g. ruža 'wash sth./sb.'--> kiiruža 'wash oneself'.In very rare cases this operation can also be used to express an autobeneficiary meaning, in these cases the valency of the verb remains unchanged (e.g. ruxoro 'peel sth.' --> kiiruxoro 'peel sth. for oneself').